Usyk: "The first fight with Joshua was very difficult for me"

In less than a month, on August 20, we will see a revenge Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) with Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian returns to the first fight with the Briton and debunks the myths about this clash.

“My first fight with Joshua was very hard for me. Everyone still says it was easy, but that's not true. It was a tough fight for both of us. After the fight, I returned to the hotel, ate something and fell asleep while sitting, ”Usyk said.

Recall that Usyk won the first fight with Joshua last September in London by unanimous decision, taking away the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight belts from AJ.

The Ukrainian had a brilliant start and then kept control of the fight, although Joshua had a few good rounds in the middle of the fight and seemed to be back in the game. However, in the last four rounds, Usyk confirmed his technical prowess and finished brilliantly. He comes out for revenge as the favorite of the bookmakers and, probably, the majority of experts, although opinions are already divided here.